Andy Ombultzman @andyombultzman

Hermeneutics of Mark medium.com/@andyombultzman Joined June 2024

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Andy Ombultzman @andyombultzman

a year ago

Was trying to map the stars of the “shimmering halo” at the Scorpion Gate from the Epic of Gilgamesh but with the 3/4 moon in Scorpio I just had to look at that instead

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Andy Ombultzman @andyombultzman

a year ago

do cigarette smokers recycle the packaging? #tobacco #cigarettes

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Andy Ombultzman @andyombultzman

a year ago

“Liturgy B Year” for the Catholic Church means Mark’s Gospel piecemeal’d on Sundays.

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a year ago

It’s best to read the Gospel of Matthew as if the writer is: Hyper/Ultra Pro-Roman (Roman evangelism) indifferent to Greeks Anti-Pauline Pro-Petrine Anti-Judea Anti-Temple Pro-Galilee “anti-Roman” sentiment during the passion/tomb account is purely pedagogical not anti

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Andy Ombultzman @andyombultzman

a year ago

It’s best to read the Gospel of Luke as if the writer is: Pro-Judea Pro-Temple Pro-Jerusalem Anti-Galilean Pro-Petrine Quasi-Pauline Pro-Pharisee Anti-Sadducee/Hasmonean Anti-New Wine/Mysteries) Pro-Gentile/Samaria/Rome/Asiatic Greeks

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Andy Ombultzman @andyombultzman

a year ago

Mark builds a rink for an ice-dancing competition w/obstacles Matthew-the Zamboni driver-levels all the obstacles. Most of them get set back up for Luke’s performance. (w/Zamboni still on the ice.) Luke skates a spectacular Long Routine. John—the lone judge-scores it a ZERO

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Andy Ombultzman @andyombultzman

a year ago

It’s best to read the Gospel of Mark as if the writer is: Pro-Greek Anti-Roman Pro-Pauline Anti-Petrine Pro-Galilean Anti-Judean Anti-Temple Anti-Evangelism For his Greek, Christian initiates who get his irony, puns, paradoxes, puzzles, OT references, jokes, riddles etc.

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Andy Ombultzman @andyombultzman

a year ago

““Pun for Five: Markan Wordplay at the House of Simon Peter”” by Andy Ombultzman Such a fun & rewarding experience writing this. Discovered some shocking details on what I thought was one of the most uneventful miracles in the synoptic tradition.